More UK companies dissolved than formed last year. That’s not a headline — it’s a warning.
For the first time in recent memory, company dissolutions outpaced new formations in the UK. Meanwhile, corporate insolvencies hit their highest levels since the 2008 financial crisis, with over 25,000 registered insolvencies in 2023 alone — a 14% jump year-on-year.
The sectors taking the hardest hits? Construction, hospitality, and retail. Combined, they account for nearly 40% of all insolvencies. But buried inside that same data is something most people miss: professional services and tech-adjacent businesses are still forming at record pace.
This is what happens when you actually read the numbers instead of the headlines.
The problem is that most businesses are still making decisions based on vibes, outdated CRM data, or a Google search from three months ago. Your prospect pipeline probably contains companies that no longer exist, directors who’ve quietly resigned, or businesses showing clear financial distress signals — and you’d have no idea.
Real-time data changes that calculation entirely.
At Borsch.ai, we track filings, insolvency notices, director changes, and financial health signals across 5.68 million UK companies — updated continuously from Companies House and other public sources. Sales teams use it to stop wasting time on dead leads. Investors use it to spot stress before it becomes a crisis. Compliance teams use it to catch red flags before they become your problem.
The UK business landscape is shifting faster than most organisations can track manually.
The question isn’t whether things are changing — it’s whether you’re watching closely enough.
Start watching: https://borsch.ai